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Obama Weighs in as House Debates Health Overhaul

WASHINGTON President Obama traveled to the Capitol on Saturday to urge wavering House Democrats to approve a sweeping health care overhaul as the House opened debate on legislation that would transform the nation’s health insurance system. Share your ...

From CARL HULSE AND ROBERT PEAR, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Brad Ellsworth,  Jan Schakowsky

On the Hill: In a Solidly Republican District, Disaster for the National Party

It is not often that a political party puts more than $750,000 behind a candidate in a high-profile Congressional race, only to see the intended beneficiary endorse the opposition. But that is exactly what happened in the race for New York’s 23rd ...

From CARL HULSE, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  National Republican Congressional Committee,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Schedule for Health Vote in House Could Slip

WASHINGTON The House majority leader, Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, said on Friday that he expected the House to pass sweeping health care legislation on Saturday evening. But he acknowledged that Democrats were still trying to corral the necessary 218 ...

From CARL HULSE AND ROBERT PEAR, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Labor Department,  Barack Obama,  Steny H Hoyer

Obama Announces Endorsements for Health Overhaul

WASHINGTON President Obama on Thursday hailed two major endorsements for a House health care overhaul as Democratic leaders scrambled for the final votes to win weekend approval of legislation that was encountering last-minute turbulence over abortion ...

From CARL HULSE, The New York Times,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  American Medical Association

Democrats to Use Election to Push Agenda in Congress

WASHINGTON Blaming election setbacks on a drop in voter enthusiasm, Congressional Democrats said Wednesday that losses in governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and a striking House win in New York should give new urgency to their legislative ...

From CARL HULSE, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,  National Republican Congressional Committee,  U.S. Republican Party,  John A. Boehner

Senate Takes Up Unemployment, Homebuyer Aid

Senate Democrats say they finally have their procedural ducks in a row to pass an extension of unemployment benefits as well as some tax breaks that backers hope will help the economy. After weeks of delays due to a fight with Republicans over ...

From CARL HULSE, The Caucus,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Harry Reid,  U.S. Republican Party,  Max Baucus

Reid's Campaign Bats Back at Deflated Bomb Tales

Senator Harry Reid’s brush with a car bomb after serving as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission back in the early 1980s is a bedrock piece of the Reid saga, an anecdote often cited to illustrate the majority leader’s willingness to tackle tough ...

From CARL HULSE, The Caucus,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harry Reid,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress

Congress Considers Unemployment, Homebuyer Aid

While Senate Democrats work to corral 60 votes for their health care legislation, they will try to push ahead this week with an extension of unemployment aid that could also carry benefits for first-time homebuyers. Democrats hope to overcome ...

From CARL HULSE, The Caucus,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Senate,  Barack Obama

Democrats Plan to Chip Away at Stalled Bills

While they await their health care overhauls, Congressional Democrats will this week try to make progress on other initiatives that have been moving at a glacial pace due to the inability of Senate Republicans and Democrats to come to agreement on how ...

From CARL HULSE, The Caucus,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate,  Barack Obama

Health Care Poses Stiff Tests for Top Democrats

WASHINGTON As she pulls together a health care bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been exceedingly direct, lawmakers say, asking them explicitly what it will take to win their vote. Share your thoughts about the health care debate. Across the Rotunda, ...

From CARL HULSE AND ROBERT PEAR, The New York Times,  18 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harry Reid,  Nancy Pelosi,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party

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